Yeah. One kid is sick, one is threatening to get sick. I haven't written more than 500 words in the last 3 days. Yesterday was the first day I wrote nothing. Not one word! I should have at least gone in and typed a sentence. That big red blot on yesterday bothers me. There is one on today, too, though there shouldn't be yet. It's only 9:20 am! I can still write today! Why did NaNo give me a red mark for today already?
The sickness may just be allergies. Or a reoccurrence of last year's sinus infection. Maybe nothing communicable. Or it could be a cold. In any case, we told our Thanksgiving guests to go elsewhere. This is one of the nice things about having a church: I told my friend/pastor's wife I was concerned about having sickness in the house. Our guests were to be a pregnant woman, a 4-year-old, and two PhD students heading into finals. Do we want to expose them to sickness? Uh, no. So my friend says "wait and see if it gets better. If not, call me and I'll take them." It didn't, so I did, last night. They will be just as happy at her house; even more so: no one will be coughing on their pumpkin pie.
(This reminds me of a post I have brewing about Christians who shun the church. Maybe I'll get back to that in December. Of course friends and family can have the same benefits but this sort of thing is part of what the church is for.)
Actually, having the guests out of the picture does simplify my life. I have to admit that. The house wasn't getting as clean as I wanted it to. The food timetable doesn't have to be as perfect. I am a bit of a Thanksgiving perfectionist. I grew up with a Dad who liked his hot food hot so I still get nervous when the turkey waits a minute longer than it should.
And, we'll have more time to get caught up on NaNo. That isn't the priority; we'd manage with or without the guests. We will all win, unless something goes horribly wrong at the last minute. Still, I'd like to finish with a bang, not a whimper. A congested, coughing whimper.
Happy Thanksgiving! Thanks for stopping by, if you came here via google on NaNoWriMo (or any other search, for that matter). Thanks to those of you who've been around and are sticking with me this month. I know this is boring to non-NaNoers. And I know I haven't been visiting or commenting on your blogs! But I'll be back.
3 comments:
Oh, I'm so sorry your children aren't feeling well! I'll be praying for a quick recovery.
That's pretty much what happened here too. We were supposed to have dinner with friends, but Steve got sick.
But, it's all good, because I have more control over the food and,like you said, the timing's not so critical.
Happy Thanksgiving, my friend! :-)
Hoping sickenss moves out fast! Keep plugging away at that NaNoWriMo!
Happy Thanksgiving :)
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